Great British Railways

planned state-owned railway company in the Great Britain
Organization state_owned_enterprise Q106910077
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Great British Railways

Summary

Great British Railways is a state-owned enterprise[1]. It ranks in the top 0.52% of state_owned_enterprise entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,652 views/month, #1 of 191).[2]

Key Facts

  • Great British Railways is located in England[3].
  • Great British Railways is located in Scotland[4].
  • Great British Railways is located in Wales[5].
  • Great British Railways is in the country of United Kingdom[6].
  • Great British Railways's instance of is recorded as state-owned enterprise[7].
  • Great British Railways's instance of is recorded as proposed entity[8].
  • Great British Railways is owned by Department for Transport[9].
  • Great British Railways's headquarters location is recorded as Derby[10].
  • Great British Railways's Commons category is recorded as Great British Railways[11].
  • Great British Railways's industry is recorded as railway company[12].
  • 2024 marks the founding of Great British Railways[13].
  • Great British Railways's product or material produced is recorded as rail transport[14].
  • Great British Railways's replaces is recorded as Network Rail[15].
  • Great British Railways's replaces is recorded as DfT Operator[16].
  • Great British Railways's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'GBR'}[17].

Body

Founding

2024 marks the founding of Great British Railways[13].

Identity

Great British Railways's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'GBR'}[17].

Operations

Great British Railways's headquarters location is recorded as Derby[10].

Industry

Great British Railways's industry is recorded as railway company[12].

Ownership

Great British Railways is owned by Department for Transport[9]. Its product or material produced is recorded as rail transport[14].

Why It Matters

Great British Railways ranks in the top 0.52% of state_owned_enterprise entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,652 views/month, #1 of 191).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . bbc.com. Retrieved . bbc.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · UndefinedRachel · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in
    Located in the administrative territorial entity England, Scotland, Wales
    Industry railway company
    Aliases
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P8167]]: great_british_railways"
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